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AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand dives

London, United Kingdom—Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing...

Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech set for UK court clash over Covid jab patents

London, United Kingdom—A row between pharmaceutical firms Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech comes to court in London on Tuesday over patents for Covid vaccine technology that...

Study confirms AstraZeneca jab’s higher risk of very rare clot

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfizer jab,...

Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several lots, drugmaker Takeda and the...

US authorizes Covid boosters for those with weakened immune systems

The United States on Thursday authorized an extra dose of Covid vaccine for people with weakened immune systems, as the country struggles to thwart...

US health authorities urge pregnant women to get Covid vaccine

US health authorities urged pregnant women on Wednesday to get inoculated against Covid-19, arguing that the data demonstrates they do not increase the risk...

US: 60 million J&J vaccine doses from troubled plant can’t be used

The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday it had told Johnson & Johnson that millions of doses of COVID vaccine produced at a...

EU sceptical of US push to lift Covid vaccine patents

The EU voiced scepticism Friday over the United States' sudden push to waive Covid vaccine patents to boost supply to poorer countries, while defending...

India posts new Covid record as global cases hit 150 million

India on Friday posted another grim global record for daily coronavirus infections, pushing worldwide cases past 150 million, as the WHO listed the US...

EU looks to secure vaccine supplies for jabs ramp-up

The EU said Monday it is working to secure a big increase in Covid vaccine supplies from next month to recover from a disappointingly...

PMI affiliate reaches agreements with Canada to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development

Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, said it reached an agreement with Public Services and Procurement Canada to supply up to 76...
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